Rates
Instruction is offered at the rate of $63/hour. ($50/hr for students age 65+).
For families with more than one student, a 25% discount will be applied for each additional child.
Students starting lessons on the basis of a referral will receive a 15% on their first month of lessons (four lessons), as well as the family making the referral.
Payment
Families will be billed at the beginning of the term for all lessons scheduled in that term. Payment may be made in full at that time, monthly, or by whatever arrangement is most practical for the family.
Returned checks will be subject to a $35 fee, which must be paid, along with the instruction fee, in guaranteed funds (e.g., cash, money order).
Attendance, Cancellations, and Makeups
Punctual attendance is expected for all lessons. If you are running late, however, please call the studio at 781.297.5209 as soon as is convenient to let me know.
Cancellations MUST be communicated via EMAIL to studio@ericandersonjr.com. If email is not available, please call the studio at 781.297.5209.
Due to my limited schedule, make-up lessons will not be offered. For cancellations under the following situations, an account credit will be issued:
- Teacher cancellation (including school closings for inclement weather)
- Lessons cancelled with at least twenty-four hours advance notice
- Lessons cancelled with less than twenty-four hours advance notice for reasons of sudden illness or other emergency
Account credits will carry forward if the student continues lessons into the next term; otherwise a refund will be issued at the end of the current term.
Materials
The cost of music and other materials purchased on behalf of the student are included in your lesson fee. That teacher may, from time to time, recommend the student/parent purchase a piece of music for themselves.
Building Rules
This studio is just one of many businesses operating at Trackside Plaza, and it is important that all students and family members treat the building and its other occupants with respect.
Restrooms
There is a shared restroom on the second floor of the building. Students thirteen years and older will be permitted to walk to the restroom alone. Students twelve years and younger must be accompanied by their parent. If the parent is not present, the teacher will escort the student to the restroom and wait in the hall until the student is finished. At no point will the teacher enter the restroom with the student.
Social Media
In this digitized world, interacting through social media is all but inevitable. Though it can be a useful tool for making connections, it can also present a number of potential challenges. This policy is intended to maintain reasonable boundaries between the teacher, student, and parent, while still enjoying the benefits social media has to offer.
Students and parents are welcome, and encouraged, to follow my Facebook page and Instagram. I will not “friend” any student, current or former, through my personal page until they have graduated from high school.
Students may also “follow” me on Spotify, for the purpose of creating shared playlists.
Any other interaction via social media is discouraged. Absolutely ALL communication regarding lessons — billing questions, cancellations, etc. — MUST be made via email to studio@ericandersonjr.com. NO communication through social media in this regard will be considered valid.
If you have any concerns regarding social media practices, please do not hesitate to bring them to may attention.
Likeness Usage
The teacher may take photographs and/or videos of students, from time to time, for promotional use online or in print.
Students — or parents, for students under the age of eighteen — may opt out of this policy via email to studio@ericandersonjr.com
Agreement with Studio Policies
Rendering payment for instruction will imply agreement with all studio policies.
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